Patents by Inventor Susan L. Cudmore

Susan L. Cudmore has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Methods for producing optical sensors with reflective materials
    Publication number: 20010012539
    Abstract: Provided is an optical sensor including a support and a detection layer, wherein the detection layer includes:
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2001
    Publication date: August 9, 2001
    Inventors: Steven M. Barnard, Thomas C. Collins, Susan L. Cudmore, Richard W. Mason, Christiane Munkholm, Rudolf E. Slovacek, Kevin J. Sullivan
  • Optical sensors with reflective materials
    Patent number: 6254831
    Abstract: Provided is an optical sensor including a support and a detection layer, wherein the detection layer includes: (a) a luminescent material wherein the luminescence intensity of the luminescent material varies as the amount of an analyte varies; (b) a reflective material having a highly efficient reflectance of the wavelengths of excitation and of emission of the luminescent material; and (c) a polymeric binder to support and hold together the luminescent material and the reflective material. Such an optical sensor can be advantageously used in the detection of gaseous, ionic, and nonionic analytes in highly scattering samples. Also provided are methods for the manufacture of such optical sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2001
    Assignee: Bayer Corporation
    Inventors: Steven M. Barnard, Thomas C. Collins, Susan L. Cudmore, Richard W. Mason, Christiane Munkholm, Rudolf E. Slovacek, Kevin J. Sullivan